Thursday, December 6, 2012

Do you believe in Santa Claus? Every year there's someone talking about the subject of whether or not there is a Santa. The following is a dialogue on the subject recorded by JA Bennett early in the morning before breakfast. As a writer I appreciate how this dialogue moves the story. Welcome back JA Bennett.

"Hey! Besides, Mom does all the Christmas stuff, not Santa. Mom will buy me a present.

"Nuh uh."

"Mom, you do all the Christmas stuff, like buying the presents and wrapping them, right?

"Eat your breakfast, it's almost time to go to school."

"But you do, don't you Mom? You do all the Christmas stuff, right?"

"What? Are you saying I look like an old man with a white beard?"

"No! That's not what I mean. Moooommm!"

"Told ya."

J.A. BENNETTJA studies creative writing at UNT
and is a full time mom of four. After spending 15 years in the Human Resources
field she realized that life was too short to ignore what she'd always wanted to
do, so after finishing school for the second time around she hopes to teach
English as well as pursue a home for her
own stories and novels. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading and,
of course, writing.